Tortas are Mexican sandwiches! Depending on where you try them, the bread and fillings can be different and even have different names. Tortas are, together with tacos, some of the most readily available street food items you can find. Sometimes sold at the same taco stands with the same base fillings. They can be simple, made with just ham and cheese, or absolutely massive with every filling available. Tortas are usually bigger than any normal sandwich and we love them for that! This time, torta adobada comes from the word adobo, which is the sauce that brings all the flavour to the pork. Absolutely delicious!
Torta Adobada
Pork Filling
-1 ½ kg pork shoulder
-¼ white onion
-3 garlic cloves
-3 bay leaves
-5 peppercorns
-1 tbsp salt
-vegetable oil
-enough water to cover the pork
1 Add about a tablespoon of oil to a large pot with a lid and bring up the heat to medium heat. Once hot, seat the pork on all sides. You can either sear the whole piece or you can chop it in large chunks so it cooks faster. If you choose to sear the pork in chunks, do not overload the pot and sear the pieces in batches.
2 Once the pork is golden brown, return all the pieces back into the pot if you are working with chunks and cover with plenty of water, add the onion, garlic, bay leaves, peppercorns, and salt and bring to a rolling boil. Remove any foam that forms at the top, bring the heat down to low, cover, and cook until the pork falls apart. This can be around one and a half hours. Reserve ½ cup of the stock before disposing of the stock.
3 Once the pork has been cooked to perfection, remove it from the broth, pull it apart, and reserve.
Adobo
-1 ancho chile
-2 large, ripe tomatoes
-3 garlic cloves
-enough water to cook the tomatoes and chiles
-salt and pepper to taste
-½ tsp ground cumin
-½ cup of broth reserved
-1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 Place the tomatoes and clean chiles (remove the stem and seeds from them) in a pot and cover with plenty of water. Bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes.
2 Add the tomatoes, chiles, garlic, ground cumin, and stock to a blender and blend until a smooth sauce forms. If you wish, you can strain the sauce and reserve it.
3 Add the oil to a large pan and once hot, pour the adobo and fry it for 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
4 Once the sauce has been cooked, add the shredded pork and cook in the sauce on medium-low heat until the sauce reduces a bit.
To Serve
-Your favourite sandwich bread.
-mayonnaise
-pork adobo
-lettuce, shredded
-tomato slices
-avocado slices
1 Toast the bread slices on a grill pan.
2 Spread mayonnaise on both slices, add plenty of beef, and top with lettuce, tomato, avocado, and pickled jalapenos.
Notes
- Tortas are Mexican sandwiches. The bread used for tortas varies depending on the area in the country you try them. There are specially made bread types for tortas. They can be of different shapes, textures, and even flavours.
- In Mexico, if the bread is too dense, the inside of the bread can be removed to allow more fillings in the sandwich.
- Mayonnaise in tortas is a preference thing. Some people use butter, others would use thick cream. You can completely avoid it too.
- You can absolutely make tacos with this pork! This time, we were all about the torta.
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